Summary
This was A BAG WEEK - with a 4-1 record and some trades that really hit big.
Market Recap
Market Movers
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📚 Deep Dive 📚
Options Trading Weekly Recap – April 21–25, 2025
This was A BAG WEEK - with a 4-1 record and some trades that really hit big.
The star of the show? PLTR May 2 $100 Calls — they exploded on Friday for a massive +600% gain. If you held your runner, you likely locked in over +400%. It was a clean breakout, called in advance, and played to perfection.
Right alongside PLTR, we had another Friday banger: NVDA May 2 $110 Calls. The trade hit +45% early, but the real win came when it pushed through our gap-fill target for +110% on the runner. Just a beautiful setup and a smooth play.
Gold came through too. We hit GLD puts twice this week — both the April 25 and May 2 $300 Puts hit for +45%. Super solid results, and a great example of what happens when you stick to your plan and stay consistent.
Our only red mark this week was GOOG Apr 25 $145 Puts — the earnings report crushed the setup. Still, it gave a +10% window intraday for anyone who trimmed quick - and we let everyone know. Can’t win ‘em all, but the risk was managed.
Looking ahead — we’ve got two open trades going into next week.
NKE May 16 $60 Calls: early swing, technical dip buy, and a trade deal theme in the mix — needs time.
AMZN May 2 $200 Calls: already green at +10%, and we’ve got earnings coming next week. Expecting it to be a solid continuation play.
Weekly Trade Breakdown: Closed Trades (4-1 W/L): ✅ PLTR May 2 $100 Calls → +600% monster breakout, massive runner for those who held) ✅ GLD Apr 25 $300 Puts → +45% ✅ GLD May 2 $300 Puts → +45% ✅ NVDA May 2 $110 Calls → +45% initially, +110% on runner filled gap target perfectly)
🔴 Loss of the Week: GOOG Apr 25 $145 Puts → 💀 Earnings blowout invalidated setup — hit +10% intraday for early trimmers)
📈 Open Positions:
- NKE May 16 $60 Calls → -24% early swing, technical + fundamental play — patience required)
- AMZN May 2 $200 Calls → +10% set for continuation into next week’s earnings)
Overall? A killer week with clean setups, great execution, and big profits. We stayed disciplined, followed the plan, and let the trades work. On to the next week!
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